Coach K once played for...you guessed it...Bobby Knight. Mike K played at Army, where Bobby coached before going to IU.  It is not suprising that Coach K would send a zinger or two as he probably learned that from his mentor, Bobby.

Tourney time in 10 minutes.

Yawn......................


Could you try to cover the REAL POLITICAL NEWS

Coach K for president

why not? At least he has a proven track record of success

I heard the audio clips of Coach K...the statement was said very tongue-in-cheek with reporters laughing in the background.  Don't get too caught up in this one, gang.

Pretty much everyone hates Obama now. Next, Leno will be railing against Obama after tonights show.

It's nice to have a President who is engaged and enjoys his job and the people he represents.

I'm sure that if the Duke Blue Devils win, the President will be happy for them - it is just a game after all! :)

Sour grapes much?  I went to the University of Iowa and if President Obama had picked Iowa State or Ohio State to win the BCS championship, I'd be pretty bitter too.  Grow up Mike.

My respect for Coach K has diminished. Liddy Dole! Yikes! I'll be cheeting for UNC's opponent the entire tournament.

Pretty much everyone hates Obama now. Next, Leno will be railing against Obama after tonights show.
Duke Newcome

You're nuts!

"Pretty much everyone hates Obama now. Next, Leno will be railing against Obama after tonights show. "

...except for the 62 odd percent that approve of him !! Unfortunately for you mindless cretins, pretty much everyone has hated Bush and the GOP for a long while now :-)

I mean, really?  I hear Joe ranting about President Obama's brackets this morning.  What next, are people going to complain that he takes too long brushing his teeth or tying his shoes?  Geez, it takes what (?) 10 mins. to fill in a bracket (maybe longer for you die-hards)?  This fluff is just beyond silly.

My head is aching just imagining the outrage of GW Bush or Ronald Reagan had engaged in the same behavior Obama is engaging in-appearing on ESPN, publicizing his bracket picks, appearing on the Tonight Show.  The vitriol and name calling would be overwhelming.

Since Obama is a Democrat, we get excuses, (he's a person, too), and, unbelievably, glory, laud and honor, (he's a real person! he shares my interests!).

How about a little honesty?

I disagree with his policy proposals.  That is my right.  I point out obvious screw-ups, (the Dodd amendment), and hypocracy, (his and Dodd keeping hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from bailed-out companies).

It would seem to me that even Obama supporters would rail against these things, no matter their opinions on his policies.  Instead, most engage in the DNC version of 'your mother wears army boots"-that is, you must be a Limbaugh listener-or the even more popular "it's Bush's fault", completely ignoring the inconvenient fact that the Dodd amendment that allowed these bonuses was included in Obama's stimulus bill.

Obama is allowed a personal life, enjoyment, etc., but PLANNING AHEAD to miss the Gridiron dinner in favor of the Tonight show was calculated to insulate him from unscripted comments in a venue where there would be many reporters who might ask him inconvenient questions.  Had Bush done that, I would have been outraged.  Had Clinton done it, ditto.

What I'm saying is that, while reasonable people can disagree about policy, reasonable people also have a standard of behavior that they hold any president to, and they criticize any president who does not uphold same.

To do otherwise is not reasonable, it is not support, it is hero worship-and that has no place in American politics.

"Somebody said that we're not in President Obama's Final Four, and as much as I respect what he's doing, really, the economy is something that he should focus on, probably more than the brackets," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told the Associated Press.

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Can the president go to the bathroom coach??  or does he have to hold it until the economy is fixed??

The president is HUMAN...and just because he has the most important job on the planet does not limit him from taking time out to do what he loves...

NOBODY can work effectively non-stop without a break here and there.  So get off of it.  Either that or work your athletes 24-7 until they win the title, because that's their job right??  I didn't see President Obama telling you how to coach your team, so don't tell him how to run the country.

What a d-bag,

"Duke Newcome" Where do you come from with that statement??? I know it's not the US of A.

I lived in Durham at the time of the '02 election. Erskine Bowles was just coming out of hiding after being economic adviser to Bill Clinton. He was a very un-charismatic person live, stumbled on his words, and did not impress enough people to win. Liddy Dole at the time had long term experience in DC too, was also deeply a Carolinian, etc, etc. But if I am not mistaken, Dole went to Duke, and Bowles went to UNC... so it not news that Coach K would support a Duke alum and Smith a Carolina alum. Erskine Bowles of course went on to become the president of the UNC college system and Dole went on to be an uneffective and shameful senator -- and I am steeped in conservatism. The reporters took a playful jab at Coach K and he stepped right back, delivering honestly what many Americans probably thought - liking UNC or not. Doesn't he have more important things to do, like getting that $ back from AIG?  

My head is aching just imagining the outrage of GW Bush or Ronald Reagan had engaged in the same behavior Obama is engaging in-appearing on ESPN, publicizing his bracket picks, appearing on the Tonight Show.  The vitriol and name calling would be overwhelming.

They did express their picks on some sporting events. The difference is that the media didn't turn it into a circus. Even their detractors enjoyed seeing them relax a little as they turned their minds to something less serious. They need to multi-task as President. Some are better at it than others. President Obama is very good at multi-tasking.

I hope his picks are right on. That will be one more thing his detractors are getting wrong. I will ROFLMAO.

Duke Newcome < a true republican idiot

You represent the lying scum bag Republicans well - Duke Newcome!!!

It's idiots like you that keep up real Americans focused and reminded every day,as to how low you arrogant liars will go and how  you Republicans are and continue to be.

Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA

I wonder what Coach K would have said if President Obama had picked Duke as the winner? Somehow I think he would be all praises and in a love fest with the President. But instead of shrugging it off K has to make stupid statements and be a sore loser even before it happens and because of his comments I hope Duke does lose. I normally don't root for any college baskeball teams as I am not really much of a hoops fan but in this case, because of K's comments, I will be rooting for UNC.

....I disagree with his policy proposals.  That is my right.  I point out obvious screw-ups, (the Dodd amendment), and hypocracy, (his and Dodd keeping hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from bailed-out companies).

It would seem to me that even Obama supporters would rail against these things, no matter their opinions on his policies.  Instead, most engage in the DNC version of 'your mother wears army boots"-that is, you must be a Limbaugh listener-or the even more popular "it's Bush's fault", completely ignoring the inconvenient fact that the Dodd amendment that allowed these bonuses was included in Obama's stimulus bill....
no joe, no bo, nj

You are such a joke, long before you knew a single policy, that you now criticize you were anti- Obama, the only person you dislike more is Biden. You are a GOP hack. You expect Democrats to rail against Obama, on matter that you seem to think are important or his fault, and claim there failure to do so is hypocrisy. Do most Obama supporters agree with everything he has done, or not done? Of course not. Many are upset that he isn't interested in trying Bush and Cheney for war crimes, and have been very public in their criticism.  
Defending the President, who you supported in the election from BS criticism is not the same as blind support, and it isn't hypocrisy. I've read your post for over a year, and I challenge you to show you really aren't the right wing hypocrite you come off as, and list 10 things (or as many as you can) that Bush did wrong, and that Bush (and his administration) is solely responsible for. I'm talking real criticism, not BS, like "He didn't say no to Democrats enough". You can start with Katrina!

Yes. I listened to Joe and the lot this morning and got  very upset. I am really contemplating not watching morning joe again because they have gone away from just reporting and intelligent commentary to Barack bashing and Joe imitating a nagging wife all seemingly for entertainment purposes. I have better uses for my morning time. Unless they can bring out some worthwhile guests and intelligently discuss issues without parsing count me out

All you people need to get a life.  The media is covering everysecond of President Obama's life. This has NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. He has done more than any President in his 55 days in office. You know more than you did about Bush in his 8 years in office.  I hope at least people will leave his daughters alone.
GET A GRIP People!!!!!

When a liberal is endorsed by a public personality - fantastic.  When a conservative does, it's always "controversial".

I lived in Durham at the time of the '02 election. ... Liddy Dole at the time had long term experience in DC too, was also deeply a Carolinian, etc, etc. But if I am not mistaken, Dole went to Duke, and Bowles went to UNC... so it not news that Coach K would support a Duke alum and Smith a Carolina alum. ...Dole went on to be an uneffective and shameful senator ...  
Kelly, Atlanta, GA

Kelly,

It's nice you want to defend coach K, but regardless of whether Coach K didn't know how bad Liddy Dole would be (think of her appearence on MTP before the 2006 election!)the point isn't whether he should or shouldn't endorse a candidate for office, he held a fund raiser for her, and there was concern he used alumni data bank information to compile the guest list. Also Coach Dean Smith was not actively coaching, he was retired, so his "endorsement", was as a private citizen, plus there was no concern he had tapped into UNC alumni databank to get names for a fund raiser for Bowles. You can't compare the two.

Also it is true that Liddy Dole graduated from Duke in 1958 (before I was born!), but after that she left the state for additional education (Oxford, then Harvard law)and never lived in the state. When she ran for US Senate in 2002, she used her Mom's address as her home, however during her short run for President (she dropped out in October 1999) she claimed Kansas (her husband Bob's home state)despite never having actually lived there either.

KB, Indianapolis, IN

I agree, if O'Donnell hadn't been on to occassion set the record straight it would have been worse. Did you see how Joe felt the need to step in and help Cantor. What a joke, if that was a Democrat, he would have been on him far worse than O'Donnell. And unlike the unfair questions Joe asks Democrats,(both because Joe's premise is often wrong, and in the manner he asks the question ala "Have you stopped beating your wife") O'Donnell's question to Cantor was simple would he vote for the Democratic bill to tax the bonuses at 90%. It was a simple question that Cantor kept dodging. So Joe instead of allowing O'Donnell to force Cantor to answer, stops it, and apologizes, etc.

If CNN still had Soledad and Miles O'Brien on in the morning I would have switched months ago.

The funniest thing is I think Joe actually believes the crap he spews about being the biggest critic of the Bush administration! The shows pretty good when Joe is sick or on vacation! I hope MSNBC replaces him when his contract is up!

Get over it everyone! Let's enjoy March Madness. We can't cry over the economy 24/7.

no media coverage at the gridiron club meeting. get your facts straight; no joe, no bo , no sense.

Obama-Biden2012-

I don't know about en, but here goes-

1.  Bush didn't veto a single spending bill-not one-no matter what nonsense it contained.  By that I don't mean he didn't say no to the Democrats enough, but to his own party.  There was no fiscal responsibility demonstrated when there certainly should have been.

2.  He stuck with a losing strategy in Iraw for far too long.  Rumsfeld was like a man with a hammer who saw eery problem as a nail.  It was obvious for a long time that we were failing after Saddam was brought down, that we needed more troops, but he stayed the course anyway.  Big mistake.

3.  Katrina-he should have taken to the airwaves to announce what we were doing, and what problems were being encountered.  I still don't know what they were, but I was in Key West two weeks after Wilma, a category 3 storm that hit dead on, and the town was up and running again.  What exactly were the obstacles in New Orleans that things are still not back to what they should be?  

4.  Alberto Gonzalez. The man might be a good attorney, and he was certainly a good friend, but that did not make him AG material.

5.  Lack of communication.  I heard less from the president, except in the immediate aftermath of September 11, than any other president in my memory-and I am a news junky.

6.  Immigration.  There is a simple solution to the problem of the 'illegal' or 'undocumented' aliens, (take your pick).  This is a simple human rights issue, really.  I can understand my friends who waited years to get here objecting to the 'path to citizenship' being offered to those who broke the rules, but I am concerned about the exploitation that is rampant, (workers with improper protective equipment being underpaid and overworked, for example).  My solution: don't give them green cards, give them orange cards.  That will provide them workplace protection that will enable them to complain about any exploitation, while removing the so-called 'path to citizenship', unless they are willing to go home and wait for legal entry.

6.  Gay marriage-get the churches, (mine included) out of the debate by making everyone get a civil union.Marriage is a religious term-put it back in the churches.  Let churches perform religious marriages, and government confer civil union on EVERYBODY.  Problem solved.

There are more, but those are the biggies.

Now, it's your turn.

I disagree with his policy proposals.  That is my right.  I point out obvious screw-ups, (the Dodd amendment), and hypocracy, (his and Dodd keeping hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from bailed-out companies).
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No joe, no bo, you are right on.    It's certainly within anyone's right to question our leaders.  No one had any problem with it during the Bush administration.  Most of the lemmings on this site, though, haven't paid any attention to politics until this past year, and therefore to them, it's the ultimate treasonous activity to criticize their American Idol President.  The problem is rarely can any of them come up with a cogent rebuttal to the criticism other than some form of 'Bush sucks.'  

Yes. I listened to Joe and the lot this morning and got  very upset. I am really contemplating not watching morning joe again because they have gone away from just reporting and intelligent commentary to Barack bashing
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Then you really must hate Olbermann.  All I see there is Bush bashing.   Or is it only when it's Obama bashing that the lack of reporting bothers you?

http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200903190004?show=1

Seriously, Get your facts straight. Coach K was being tongue-in-cheek. Check oput the video. You have been fooled by the skewing of FOX News and the AP. You need to check the primary sources 0- the video feed is provided at the link above.

i can't imagine an uptight rich guy at a rich, private college being a republican supporter.  who would have thunk it.

Hope Duke gets slaughtered in the tourney - any coach who supported adulteress Liddy Dole gets no respect from me.

I have stop watching Morning Joe aka Foxnews, and started watching C-Span.  Just couldnt take someone yelling neo-con talking points that early in the morning.

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